St Martin of Tours High School - Victoria Yearbook (Millinocket, ME)

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APRIL ll. Father Qu1nn's feast day Along w1th a program comrnemoratmg Father's feast day we put on our Senior Class Play entxtled 'Moon Shy. The result was that Father Qumn as usual was pleased and proud of h1s young panshxoners and that no one 15 moon shy anymore APRIL Z0 Soclals are here agaln Th1s one was prepared by the Junlors m honor of the Semors We enjoyed lt thanks a lot MAY A month of preparatzons for the great event that IS fast creepmg up on us No need to say that lt s our graduatxon MAY Z4 Our yearbooks have arr1ved' How greatly shall we prlze thls precious souven1r of the happlest years of our hves JUNE ll Our trlp to R1mousk1 An excurslon we 11 remember all our l1ves and to thlnk It 15 our last outing together Everythlng was s1mply wonderful though and we had a swell t1me JUNE 17 Class Day Is It poss1ble to forget such an occaslon as th1s' JUNE 18 GRADUATION It s f1nally here! But It 1sn t the Joyful event we had thought Whlther shall we go now? We d1sband w1th a sad heart JUNE 19 It s all over' So long everyone Good Luck and God Bless You' ' Edw1na Bouchard Sl CLASS HISTORY On a sunny September morn ln 1946 an exhllaratmg band of twenty three eager Freshmen mounted steps stlll under construct1on to the f1rst class of the new com pleted I-hgh School Proud we were and legxtlmately so to be the p1oneer class of thzs newly erected High School Great and numerous were the sacr1f1ces strewn along our path durmg that flrst stage but the fa1th and contaglous courage of our zealous pastor and vallant teachers urged us Notable among our sorrows was the desert1on of many of our compamons who one by one dropped out before the glorrous vmctory which we w1th God s grace could fore see notwlthstandmg the clrcumstances But we held on and now Thanks be to God for th1s vlctory fSt Paul That flrst year glxded by wxthout stlrrlng 1nc1dents save following Mr D Orsay and h1s dextrous brlck layers 1n full wmter too It certa1nly was mterestmg durmg the regular subjects to watch them at work from the wlndow This double featured course was even more strenuous on the teachers than on the pupmls In December we had our tradxtxonal pageant We dld so outstandlngly well that we were asked to Encore th1s we d1d on January 5 at the Mllhnocket Theatre Our Physlcal Educatmn that year conslsted 1n carrymg bricks across the street and up to the third story One day exactly December 5 at 10 A M preclsely during the usual br1ck process1on a boy dropped acc1dental1y of course a brick nine feet above floor level on a g1rl s head COMMOTION was the theme for a good fifteen m1ntues D1d the v1ct1m recover? Take a look at Theresa Jamleson Our St Thomas Aqulnas Study C1rcle was 1n full bloom all year monthly meetmgs were held regularly Our knowledge increased 1n proport1on In May we observed World Sodallty Day by a Maman Program followed by a S11ver Tea In June we g1rls served a luncheon to the 8th Grade Graduates and themr parents Already a year has elapsed mn the hlstory of our lngher education . . D . ' , . . . , c . ' , . , , -- . . . . , , 0 ' ' I -- , . . . , . i ' . . I - ' - - . .! ' O . , . . - , . . D . - ' I l S to keep on.....regard1ess. l I I I . . . . , 1 v a 9 . . , , 9 ' Y ' ' . . Q I I ' . . ' . , , . . . . , . 1 ' ' , . . ' . . , ',, . . . . I 7 ' ' 0 p , u l . ' I ,, . . ,, . . . In l I t . . . 2 . , . ,, . . D 1 , . . - . . , . . ,,

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JANUARY 18 Mr Carson the State Pohce g1ves movme on careful dr1v1ng We Semors add a httle advlce Quote Dr1ve Z5 l1ve to 85 drlve 85 hve to Z5 Unquote JANUARY 19 Graduatwn p1ctures taken One of the few ways to get dressed up Complete w1th radlant smlles for the b1rd1e JANUARY ZZ M1d year exams Oh what a headache' ' ' JANUARY Z6 Proofs recelved Is our Ego punctured' ' The camera took what It saw but oh what mt d1d see' JANUARY Z8 Mld year vacat1on A good thmg the S1sters have a retreat and re member us m lt We certamly need the prayers The short vacatlon IS also appremated' FEBRUARY 1 Cake Beano The results agaln surpassed our expectatlons Thanks to all the people who took part m 1t How mce to be Semors and have so many people mte re sted 1n you' FEBRUARY 5 New Foldmg Wall The wall for the Sophomore class has arrwed and was put up 1mmed1ately' An 1nnovat1on A plastmc wall' FEBRUARY 6 Last Socmal before Lent The Semors prepared th1s one therefore how could anyone dare not have a good tlme' FEBRUARY 9 Reverend Mother s v1s1t Th1s was one of the marked events of the year We enjoyed for three short days the company of Mother Mary of St Rose the Reverend Mother General accompamed by Mother Mary of St Fortunat the Genelal Superv1sor of Classes conducted by the S1sters of the Holy Rosary FEBRUARY 11 Conge Due to the fact that we were honored by the presence of these two great personages we were g1ven a day off from ECOLE FEBRUARY Z3 Book Week Project We had an attractwe Catholmc Book exh1b1t 1n the hall We were proud to show that we Read Wlsely and Spread Truth FEBRUARY Z4 So11c1t1ng ads from our k1nd and cooperatxve busxnessmen They were just grand every s1ngle one of them May God bless each and everyone of our benefactors FEBRUARY Z7 School p1ctures taken We put on our Sunday sm1les once more Th1s t1me for the purpose of havmg group p1ctures taken MARCH l Card Party Another overwhelmmg success for our benef1t agamn How good everyone has been to us MARCH 2 Lab exper1ment We worked w1th chlor1ne and smelled up the entlre I-hgh School Stmko' No other word needed to explam It MARCH 5 Grand honors Today the honor parts of our class were announced w1th the results as follows James Daley as Valed1ctor1an and Joanne Mayo as Salutatorxan Congratulatwns to both of them' MARCH 12 An lmprovement' When we came to the top of the sta1rs th1s mornmg we were confronted wmth beautxful whlte walls K1nd hands had worked over the week end and put up the mmmaculate msullte on the I-hgh School corrxdors We really appre c1ate the efforts that Mr Perry our jamtor and other generous men of the Parlsh are subjectmg themselves to for our benef1t MARCH 19 Brother Bellarmm s v1s1t He delwered a h1ghly 1nsp1r1ng talk on vo catlons and uttered prec1ous gems of adv-Ace on how to acquxre happ1ness ln the hght of etermty Afterwards he 1nterv1ewed the boys 1nd1v1dually and lmparted to them specxal helps for thelr sp1r1tual welfare MARCH Z1 Easter vacat1on. Our last vacation before school ends You may be sure that we enjoyed mt' .-- . , , . . . . n . . . . ,, . -- ' -- . , .-- . , . ' . , ... 1 I ' . . - . ..... . .-- . ' ' , . . . ' r 1 - 1 n ' 1 . , . an - n n-- . p . . . , . . . , ' D I y . . , . . . . . . .

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SOPHOMORE YEAR September again and we are Sophomores Not silly Sophomores either for we are being constantly reminded that we are the seniors in the school Noblesse Oblige This motto was emphatically and convincingly developed at frequent very frequent inter vals During the latter part of September Forum Clubs were organized to enable us to think and speak wisely The results? ? December means every night after school to rehearse for the pageant February featured an elaborate exhibition on the Catholic Press On the same occa sion an education program was presented Assisting were the Pastor Curate teaching staff of the school and Miss Keily the Town Librarian JUNIOR YEAR Jolly Juniors, we say in spite of the sad fact that again some of our fellow students have faltered on the way We send up a silent prayer that they may see the Light just the same Book Week furnished us the opportunity to exhibit our dramatic talents An instruc tive program featuring Book Week Education Week Thanksgiving and A11 Saints was put on for the parents and friends of the school Christmas Pageant again' Our faces will certainly be missed when we graduate they ve been seen often enough on the stage SENIOR YEAR The final step toward the summit is now here TEN of US' D1scouraging'P Useless enterprise? Too few to continue 'P Old timers tell us that the first graduating class Twixt optimist and pessimist The difference is droll The optimist sees the doughnut The pessimist sees the hole So let s see the doughnut and despite our small number let s make this THE EVENT of our lives By Our DEEDS We Shall Be Known this our motto was constantly before our eyes It has been a very busy year In September occurred the election of officers Class Study Circle Cho1r etc We are now Sodality officers and even chairmen which means extra work but we enjoy every minute of it In October was organized a volley ball team with the boys from Stearns Someone has to lose and everyone cannot win all the time so we lost every game except one when the opposing team did not show up Consequently we are in third place If the boys lost earthly victories we were certainly on the winning squad when we Joined the Knights of Our Lady in December Victory will be ours always we have our Queen in the fore November and December brought the preparation of the two fold celebration of the 50th anniversary of the parish and the 46th anmversary of the ordination to the priest hood of Father Quinn our venerable pastor March brings Easter Spring but also Vocation Week A Brother of the Sacred Heart from Winthrop in an elequent speech enlightened our minds and moved our wills In April our acting potentialities were put into motion when we presented our Senior Play If compliments are not all lies we did pretty well And now the year has vamshed We scan the days and perceive the end A M D G . ,, . .. . , . 1 . , . . U . n , . . . . . . . - . , . . . . . . , , - , . . D . . n . ' . . . , - . I ' ll ' ' I 1 - 1 . I n I I in Stearns consisted of.....two members. Let's be optimistic. D . , . , . ! I l ' M Il ' ' I i I ' . ' . I u . . . D . , . I I I a . ' . , . . . , . ' , , , . . ,, . ,, . . . . . I . , ' . I -